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WW.FACULTYOFHOMEOPATHY.ORG/RESEARCHThe Research Evidence Base for HomeopathySystematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of homeopathy• Two major reviews of RCTs of individualised homeopathyhave reached broadly positive conclusions.

• Four of ­five major comprehensive reviews of RCTs in homeopathy have reached broadly positive conclusions.Only Based on a smaller selection of trials, a ­fth review came to a negative conclusion about homeopathy.

• Positive conclusions have been reported in 9 of 35 reviews of RCTs in speci­c categories of medical condition (the other 26 are largely inconclusive): •allergies and upper respiratory tract infections

•childhood diarrhoea

•post-operative ileus

•rheumatic diseases

•seasonal allergic rhinitis

•vertigo

Placebo-controlled RCTs of homeopathy - the original data

Up to the end of 2014, the peer-reviewed literature included 153 papers reporting placebo-controlled RCTs, of which 104 have data eligible for our analysis: 43 positive;5 negative; 56 not statistically conclusive. In addition to the medical conditions above, there is a positive balance of evidence in the following, for example: •influenza

•insomnia

•sinusitis

There is evidence from singleton placebo-controlled RCTs in favour of homeopathy for a number of other conditions including: - bronchitis,